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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: January 24, 2006 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 5-0 <br />SUBJECT: Budget Amendment #8 <br />DEPARTMENT: Budget PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Attachment 1. Budget as Amended <br />Spreadsheet INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Attachment 2. Year -To -Date Budget Donna Dean, (919) 245 -2151 <br />Summary <br />Attachment 3. Equipment and Vehicle <br />Capital Project Ordinance <br />PURPOSE: To approve budget ordinance and capital project ordinance amendments for fiscal <br />year 2005-06, <br />Department of Social Services <br />1 The Department of Social Services has received the following donations from citizens that <br />are set -aside in a special Adoption Enhancement Fund (outside the General Fund): <br />a. Foster Care Donations — donated funds totaling $6,897 from citizens, through <br />Triangle Community Foundation, to help send foster care children to summer camp. <br />b. General Assistance Donations — donated funds totaling $435 from citizens to help <br />with special needs of clients, including senior citizens. <br />This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these donated funds for the above stated <br />purposes. (See Attachment 1, column #1) <br />2. The Department of Social Services has also received additional Crisis Intervention funds <br />totaling $24,705 from the State to pay for crisis related heating needs for Orange County <br />residents. These additional funds bring the current budget for this program to $159,740 for <br />FY 2005 -06. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these additional funds. <br />(See Attachment 1, column #2) <br />3. At its December 13, 2005 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved the <br />transfer of $102,865 from the Critical Needs Reserve Fund to the Department of Social <br />Services to be used for emergency assistance. These funds help address increased <br />